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An Online Resource Library on Domestic & Sexual Violence
Excerpt: "If you choose to incorporate a modified policy with respect to the age of male children in your shelter, the following guidelines can be used to assess each male child over a certain age and determine if you will accommodate him in your shelter."
Members and volunteers produced this manual in an effort to provide a reference and resource document for agencies planning, developing, implementing and improving domestic violence victim service programs.
This manual provides an overview of the complex issue of domestic violence, and offers strategies for advocacy and empowerment.
This handout provides some basic guidelines that should be considered when starting a shelter for battered women and their children.
"Taint is the term Jablonski (as cited in Commonwealth v. Delbridge, 2003) uses to describe the implantation of false memories or the distortion of real memories through suggestive interview techniques. While there is no way to fully guard against the challenges of taint, there are steps that sexual assault centers can take to decrease the likelihood that communication between a child and a sexual assault counselor will be called into question."
